The following resolution was adopted by the elected
representatives of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) in
1993. SRRT is a body within the American Library Association but does
not and should not be taken to speak for the Association as a whole. In
this resolution SRRT speaks only on its own behalf.

Whereas, Haiti and the United States have historically had an
extremely
close relationship;

Whereas, a military coup in 1991 overthrew the democratically
elected
government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide which had promised a new
era of hope and dignity for the long-oppressed and desperately poor
Haitian
people;

Whereas, the United States has denied refugees the right of asylum;

Whereas, the 2000-member Social Responsibilites Round Table of the
American
Library Association is dedicated to promoting human rights and social
justice
everywhere;

Therefore Be It Resolved that [the] Social Responsibilities Round
Table
of the American Library Association urges the American government to
immediately
grant Temporary Protected Status to all Haitian regugees, including
[those
in?] Guantanamo; and

Be It Further Resolved that copies of this Resolution be sent to
President
Clinton, Ambassador Lawrence Pezzullo, the HaitiCommunications Project,
the Quixote Center/Haiti Reborn, and the library press.